SURVIVOR
I have been oppressed,
distressed,
depressed,
And a complete mess, but I survived.
I have been put down,
thrown down,
and held down, but I survived.
I have been mistreated,
depleted,
cheated,
And almost defeated, but I survived.
I have been choked,
broke,
looked at as a joke,
And put down by church folk, but I survived.
I have been knocked upside the head,
beat up and dragged,
thrown around like a dirty rag,
and left for dead, yet I survived.
I have been molested,
arrested,
injected,
and infected, but I survived.
I have been ashamed,
defamed,
called everything but my name,
and almost driven totally insane, yet I survived.
I survived,
I’m still alive,
God was on my side,
He said I shall live and not die!
I survived,
I survived,
I survived,
I survived because of the blood He shed.
I survived because of the crown of thorns placed upon His head.
I survived because He died.
I survived because He is still alive.
I survived because He had a plan for me.
God said I shall not be destroyed by the hand of the enemy.
But from the chains of the past I would be set free.
Now all my pain and suffering has turned into victory.
I survived,
You survived,
Yes, we survived.
Original poem written by: Yvette Urquhart
Empowerment Speaker, Author & Transformation Coach